Vladimir Yashke is the legendary figure in the
Avant-garde of St. Petersburg. He is known as the "grandfather" of Mitki art group because he is the older
participant of this famous phenomenon of the art of Petersburg. But Yashke had
become the independent and outstanding artist far before his meeting with Mitki art group. Yashke is working
actively even nowadays, mostly for himself, in his individual manner that is
marked by the free manner of painting and close attention to the problems of
colour and facture that are most significant for the painting of the 20th
century. The works by Vladimir Yashke are stored in the collection of the
Russian museum and other museums in Russia and also in the prestigious private
collections of Russia and foreign countries. The exposition in Marble Palace
for the first time ever presents the basic stages of Yashke's creative path. On
the exhibition devoted to the 65th birth anniversary of this artist
about 100 works are on show. Alongside with the paintings that organically
combines romantic and humor, chamber motifs and grotesque superfluity of form
there are presented his early so-called Sevastopol sketches, graphic works and
pastels. These works are given from private collections of Moscow and St.
Petersburg and from the Russian Museum.
With the financial
support of Sistema Finance Investments |
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